Meet the teams

We have teams of industry specialists and experts to ensure all your needs are taken care of.

Liam Diggin

CEO AND FOUNDER

Liam is the principal financial planner at MENTOR¹. He has been a planner for over 27 years, and had extensive experience creating wealth for his clients and protecting their assets for the future. He is recognised by his peers in the financial sector as a leader in his field and is regularly invited to speak at seminars for both clients and other financial institutions.

Qualifications

Diploma in Financial Planning
Certified Financial Planner
Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

Memberships

Liam is a member of the Financial Planning Association.

Getting personal

Liam was brought up in the NSW Northern Beaches and enjoys running, being a dad and is ever hopeful of an improvement to his short game.

Leon Phillips

Partner & Senior Financial Planner

Leon has over 27 years of experience in the financial services industry and is the founder of Pacific Star Financial Planning which was established in 1998. Leon has recently merged his business with MENTOR¹ and remains committed to providing his existing and new clients with tailored advice, ensuring peace of mind and financial security.

Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)

Memberships

Associate Financial Planner with the AFA.

Getting personal

Leon grew up in Ballarat, Victoria. He enjoys running, flying his recreational aircraft and spending time with family.

Tim Murphy

Partner

Tim has been investing for over 20 years. With a large personal portfolio throughout Australia Tim has not only the academic knowledge of how real estate works but has personally lived and breathed the markets performance day in day over this time.

He has personally purchased over 30 properties, and has transacted in every entity and strategy possible, including past and current subdivisions & developments. Tim has developed insightful tools and a systematic planned approach to real estate that he has showcased by writing and conducting workshops & events throughout Australia.

Qualifications

• Licensed Real Estate Agent
• Diploma in Finance & Mortgage Broking

Memberships

Tim is a member of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Association.

Getting personal

In his spare time, Tim loves to spend his time at his local beach in Freshwater with
his wife and kids and squeezing in the occasional game of golf.

Nick Freeman

Acquisitions Manager

Beginning his construction career in 1998 he has extensive experience in all facets of the construction industry. Nick’s expertise is a key component of MENTOR¹ PROPERTY’s risk mitigation process. He has been responsible for the design and construction of all types of projects ranging from in-house renovations and additions, granny flat additions, property subdivisions, townhouse precincts and apartment buildings as well as mixed use and commercial projects.

Qualifications:

Qualified carpenter
Licensed Builder

Getting Personal

Away from work, apart from chasing a young family, Nick can be found in the ocean surfing or swimming. Nick is also passionate about developing his knowledge further in the real estate and construction sectors.

Andrew McCombie

Partner

Andrew is the principal at MENTOR¹ ACCOUNTING. He has been in the industry for over 20 years, and had extensive experience working with business owners, forward thinking tax strategies and business planning creating better business outcomes for his clients.

Qualifications

• B Commerce
• Chartered Accountant
• Tax Agent

Memberships

Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and Tax Agent.

Getting personal

Andrew has lived in Sydney for over 20 years and was brought up on the Mid North Coast. Family is important to Andrew, spending time with his kids. He enjoys playing soccer with a good group of friends who have been a team for the past 10 years.

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Mark Small

Partner & Mortgage Broker

With over 8 years of experience in the Finance Industry, 20 years Investing in Property & Business, and more than 30 years operating in the Aviation Industry as a Qantas Airline Pilot, Mark Small has a relatively interesting background compared to many other brokers in our network. Mark believes in helping people to achieve their finance goals, and gets them where they need to go – both in location and finance.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Financial Services (Finance & Mortgage Broking)
• Certificate 4 Financial Services (Finance & Mortgage Broking)
• Boeing 737 Captain

Memberships

Mark is a member of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia. (MFAA)

Getting personal

Mark is married with 2 children. Mark is involved in the Curl Curl Long-boarders surfing club with his 14 year old son.

He loves to surf, travel & really enjoys spending time with the family around the Northern Beaches.

Clare Terrance

Mortgage Broker

Clare has been in the finance industry for five years, with experience in both the bank lending and private lending sectors. She is confident in her ability to structure each loan application in a way that will most benefit the customer. Clare is diligent in keeping across bank policies and the legislative changes to the lending industry, and finding the customer a loan solution.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management
• Bachelor of Communications (Public relations)

Memberships

Clare is a member of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and Women in Banking and Finance.

Getting personal

Clare was born and raised in the eastern suburbs of Sydney before making the move to the north shore. She is a keen long distance ocean swimmer and loves a run in the park with her two Great Danes.

Start making smarter financial decisions

Speak to the friendly team at
MENTOR¹ today to see how we can ensure you achieve your financial and life goals.